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His predecessor, George W. Bush, called Israel’s withdrawal to those lines “unrealistic,” given the large Israeli settlements that have been built over more than four decades of occupation. They now jut deep inside the West Bank and are home to hundreds of thousands of Israelis.


Israel “cannot go back to the 1967 lines, these lines ar

indefensible,” Netanyahu said. “They don’t take into account certain demographic changes that have taken place on the ground over 44 years.”


On taking office, Obama made reinvigorating a moribund Middle East peace process a priority , and he inaugurated a new round of direct talks last year, only to see them collapse within weeks. 


Obama has said the political tumult upending many governments in the Middle East, including some of Israel’s Arab neighbors, makes an Israeli-Palestinian peace process more urgent than ever, given the uncertainty over what will emerge from the unrest.


His endorsement of the 1967 lines as a starting point for talks, which took Israeli officials by surprise, is his latest bid to revive negotiations.


“Obviously there are some differences between us in